Public information board shouldn’t have dismissed complaint, court rules

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 1,043

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Iowa Public Information Board has been handed a defeat in the Iowa Court of Appeals, which has upheld a lower court action reversing the board’s dismissal of a public-records complaint.

The board had appealed a district court ruling that reversed the board’s order dismissing an Iowa Open Records Law complaint against the City of West Des Moines, filed by Hendrik Van Pelt of Clayton County.

The board argued that it had correctly dismissed Van …

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